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#DCBDA5

#dcbda5 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcbda5 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.12% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.09% magenta, 25% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 26.18°, with 44% saturation and 75.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.5433

Complementary

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #a5c4dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #a5dcd8
  3. #a5a9dc

Analogous

  1. #dca5a9
  2. #dcbda5
  3. #dcd8a5

Triadic

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #a5dcbd
  3. #bda5dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #c4dca5
  3. #a5c4dc
  4. #bda5dc

Square

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #a9dca5
  3. #a5c4dc
  4. #d8a5dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a76e41
  2. #c7956e
  3. #dcbda5
  4. #f1e5dc
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#dcbda5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #c6aa95
  3. #b09784
  4. #9a8474
  5. #847163
  6. #6e5f53
  7. #584c42
  8. #423932
  9. #2c2621
  10. #161311
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbda5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #e0c4ae
  3. #e3cab7
  4. #e7d1c0
  5. #ead7c9
  6. #eeded2
  7. #f1e5db
  8. #f5ebe4
  9. #f8f2ed
  10. #fcf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbda5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #d3b7a1
  3. #cab19e
  4. #c0ab9a
  5. #b7a596
  6. #ae9f93
  7. #a5988f
  8. #9c928b
  9. #928c87
  10. #898684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bfa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec5a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6b7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbea4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c2a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b9b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbda5 {
  color: #dcbda5;
}
Background
.bg-dcbda5 {
  background-color: #dcbda5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbda5 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbda5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbda5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 189 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 44% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbda5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbda5, #dcd8a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbda5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 189 165 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.52 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.05 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.21 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.42 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.09 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.14 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.52 #23425a Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dcbda5  rgb(220, 189, 165)  hsl(26, 44%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#a5c4dc  rgb(165, 196, 220)  hsl(206, 44%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#a5dcbd  rgb(165, 220, 189)  hsl(146, 44%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bda5dc  rgb(189, 165, 220)  hsl(266, 44%, 75%)  Wisteria